The Commissioners
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John Penrose (Chairman)
Former Conservative MP for Weston-super-Mare
John Penrose was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Weston-super-Mare from 2005 until 2024. A Minister under David Cameron and Theresa May in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), Northern Ireland Office and Cabinet Office, as well as a Lords Commissioner to the Treasury, John also served as the UK’s Anti-Corruption Champion from 2017-2022. John chairs the Conservative Policy Forum.
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Arjan Geveke (Commissioner)
Director of the Energy Intensive Users Group
Arjan Geveke has been Director of the Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) since 2022. The EIUG represents the interests of energy-intensive industrial consumers, including manufacturers of steel, chemicals, fertilisers, paper, glass, cement, lime, ceramics, and industrial gases. Prior to joining the EIUG, Arjan was Assistant Director of Energy Policy at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and Senior Policy Analyst at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
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Jo Gideon (Commissioner)
Former Conservative MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central
Jo Gideon was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent Central from 2019 until 2024. As a Potteries MP, Jo has campaigned for the ceramics industries and chaired the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Ceramics. Jo also sat on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee.
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Stephen Kinnock MP (Commissioner)
Labour MP for Aberafan Maesteg and Minister for Health and Social Care
Stephen Kinnock has been the Labour MP for Aberavon Maesteg since 2015 and is a Minister for Health and Social Care. With the UK’s largest steel-making plant in Port Talbot within his constituency, Stephen chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Steel. Since 2020 Stephen held a number of shadow ministerial positions, including Shadow Immigration Minister, Shadow Armed Forces Minister and Shadow Minister for Asia and Pacific, and previously served on the Brexit Select Committee.